The ban will be lifted for some in March next year.
Others will have to wait until June 2026.
Health and Child Care Deputy Minister, Dr John Mangwiro,
has warned pharmacies to stop dispensing antibiotics without prescriptions, and
said they are drafting a policy to regulate irrational dispensing.
He emphasised the need for professional community
pharmacies to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and ensure it is nipped in
the bud.
“Let me remind you that you have a critical role to play in
combating AMR to preserve the ammunition we have in fighting infection.
“We continue to hear of the use of antibiotics irrationally
and unabated issuing of antibiotics without prescriptions,” he said. H Metro
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